News, articles and events on youth employment
August 2021
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A blooming business for a young entrepreneur
12 August 2021
Taking every business training opportunity she could find, 25-year-old Mariam Kobalia has developed a thriving business in Georgia running a flower shop and growing roses in her own greenhouses.
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Young female entrepreneur strives to transform the medical sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
12 August 2021
Nasreen Hassan, who recently took part in ILO’s Start Your Business (SYB) training programme, explains how her business idea to advance medical engineering can change lives and create employment in Iraq.
July 2021
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Missed schooling opportunities spur Iman to reach new learning milestones
14 July 2021
A multi-agency programme has provided hundreds of vulnerable Yemenis with life skills, financial literacy, theoretical instruction and on-the-job training, providing them with the means to secure a sustainable income.
May 2021
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Decent Jobs for Youth & Generation Unlimited Launch New Knowledge Facility, YouthForesight
04 May 2021
YouthForesight will serve as a one-stop shop providing curated publications, databases, tools and multimedia resources to support evidence-based action on young people’s education and skilling, employment, entrepreneurship, and engagement.
May 2020
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ILO’s intervention at webinar series “Employment and Entrepreneurship for Chinese Youth”
19 May 2020
The covid-19 pandemic has a severe impact on global youth employment. This is also true for the 8.74 million Chinese university graduates. The ILO is providing employment and entrepreneurship advice for the Chinese youth.
February 2020
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Teamwork makes the entrepreneurship dream work
04 February 2020
A trio of young entrepreneurs are taking the leap into Jakarta’s creative accessories market with the support of ILO’s Ready for Business youth entrepreneurship programme.
December 2019
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The Decent Jobs for Youth Knowledge Facility: Learning, sharing, and engaging
11 December 2019
Partners of the UN Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth launch knowledge facility, including the ILO toolbox and data finder on youth employment.
June 2019
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Promouvoir l'emploi à travers les opérations de l'AFD
Le Programme Emploi Jeune du BIT et l'AFD a organisé une formation à Paris le 25-26 juin pour renforcer les capacités de mesure des résultats sur l'emploi pour l’ensemble des interventions soutenues par l’AFD dans tous les secteurs
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ILO100 YOUTH DEBATE: Young leaders and labour market transitions
This YOUTH DEBATE brings together young leaders from across the globe to share their views about key elements that impact young peoples’ transitions to and within the labour market. The focus will be on decent work and productive employment from the perspective of: the school-to-work transition; technological change, including new forms of work and lifelong learning; and gender equality, rights and voices.
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GLOBAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT FORUM 2019
Join three days of lively discussions and thought-provoking activities with young people, governments, and social partners leading to concrete outcomes to advance social justice.